Ghana Coup Plot: Corruption Fighting Back – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the reported coup attempt in Ghana, describing it as an example of how “powerful and corrupt vested interests” try to disrupt successful democratic governance in the region.

In his reaction through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, the President also declared that the only acceptable form of governance in modern Africa was democracy.

The statement reads: “Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS, and Transparency International, and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption. When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back.  As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.

“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections. It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration. The days of coups and government without votes are over.

“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage. Ghana is the first, true African democracy.

“We in Nigeria hold out – as always – our hands in support and friendship to our brothers and sisters in Ghana”.